Btw, it's all posturing, Maduro likes the US plenty: https://thinkprogress.org/venezuelas-billion-dollar-money-laundering-ring-reaches-the-u-s-1d9fe2c6b59b/
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:13 (five years ago) link
Local news: podcasting Canadian sure knows how, when and who Venezuleans should protest for.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:14 (five years ago) link
I'm with Fred here (que raro) -- having talked to some Venezuelan left wingers their orientation tends to be "Maduro is shit, but he's *our* shit, and the rest of you get your nose out of our shit"
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:15 (five years ago) link
Wait, Maduro still enjoys leftist support? Damn.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:17 (five years ago) link
By "our" I suspect hoos was expressing "Venezuala's" more than "the left's".
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:20 (five years ago) link
the takes are rending left twitter as we speak, dyed-in-the-wool communists from california archly shitting on any left player who notes today's developments positively while others stake out more cautious positions xp oh yes, aimless is right, but also, alfred is right
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:21 (five years ago) link
not cheering on a US-backed coup =/= supporting Maduro btw thx
― resident hack (Simon H.), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link
like it's not a secret that he sucks
honestly eat shit VHS I said no such thing and you know it
but hey speaking of Venezuelans' opinions
#Venezuela | "Nobody voted for #JuanGuaido" citizens reject coup plotters. #Venezuela23E pic.twitter.com/rMjJ7LI2iP— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) January 23, 2019
― resident hack (Simon H.), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:34 (five years ago) link
Is it still a coup when the elections to the National Assembly were legitimate, while the presidential election was rigged?
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:39 (five years ago) link
I'm relieved the people of Venezuela, in this time of violence and misery, have a ressource in the form of Simon's expertise and some tweets by Chapo Trap House.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:40 (five years ago) link
teleSUR does not seem like a very believable news org, and from what I've seen the pro-Maduro demonstrations were dwarfed by the anti-Maduro ones.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:41 (five years ago) link
plz pick a thread I do not have bookmarked to have this fight in
― Norm’s Superego (silby), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:42 (five years ago) link
it's OK I'm out and I already FPd myself
― resident hack (Simon H.), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:43 (five years ago) link
I'm out and I already FPd myself
smart move
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:45 (five years ago) link
Case in point why it’s bad that much of left media has abdicated taking foreign policy seriously
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Thursday, 24 January 2019 01:35 (five years ago) link
I was wondering how AOC would respond, and eventually she RTd this Ro Khanna statement
With respect Senator Durbin, the US should not anoint the leader of the opposition in Venezuela during an internal, polarized conflict. Let us support Uruguay, Mexico, & the Vatican's efforts for a negotiated settlement & end sanctions that are making the hyperinflation worse. https://t.co/qoAb2ou95g— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) January 24, 2019
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 24 January 2019 15:22 (five years ago) link
I know that sounds reasonable, but calling off sanctions in a situation like this is completely idiotic. And they're not the cause of hyperinflation anyway.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 24 January 2019 15:27 (five years ago) link
Look, I respect that she bothered to find a statement on the situation that framed it in terms of anti-US involvement that also wasn’t from a tankie idiot.
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Thursday, 24 January 2019 15:45 (five years ago) link
Even from a realpolitik POV anyone recognizing the new government is jumping the gun bc they don’t seem to have control of the army or any actual power yet. Generally wait until the coup succeeds before validating it.
― Mordy, Thursday, 24 January 2019 15:49 (five years ago) link
I mean she could have retweeted Khanna’s quote tweet of Rania Khalek yesterday so it could have been much worse.
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Thursday, 24 January 2019 15:49 (five years ago) link
I do think Trump should stay out of it and suspect even Guaido wishes he would shut up. But they should prob just leave it at that.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 24 January 2019 15:52 (five years ago) link
Btw, isn't there a better thread for this?
― Frederik B, Thursday, 24 January 2019 16:14 (five years ago) link
The Colombia/Ecuador/Venezuela Mess or Let's Place Bets on How Long Before the U.S. Backs a Colombian War With Venezuela
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 24 January 2019 17:41 (five years ago) link
Wait, idg what's wrong with Ro Khanna
― anvil, Thursday, 24 January 2019 18:23 (five years ago) link
The Representative installed by Silicon Valley tech firms trying to rebrand as a lefty™ will never be not funny to me pic.twitter.com/j2JswksmW4— accessible price of drinks stan account (@Convolutedname) January 24, 2019
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Friday, 25 January 2019 01:48 (five years ago) link
Elizabeth warren used to be a republican.
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 01:53 (five years ago) link
I used to be a young man.
― A is for (Aimless), Friday, 25 January 2019 02:02 (five years ago) link
well, a 'massachusetts republican'
― Dan S, Friday, 25 January 2019 02:05 (five years ago) link
Too long ago to be comparable. Plus he’s retweeted Assadists Like Ben Norton and Rania Khalek fairly recently.
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Friday, 25 January 2019 02:06 (five years ago) link
I've retweeted Chris Hayes and he's a shitty liberal. What's your point?
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 02:17 (five years ago) link
You’re saying Chris Hayes is just as bad as the people who get paid to do propaganda for a genocidal dictator. Okay man, that’s bad ass.
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Friday, 25 January 2019 02:29 (five years ago) link
I'm saying on occasion I RT ppl I don't broadly agree with if and when they make a valid point.
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 02:32 (five years ago) link
Idk who Ben Norton is and I don't claim to know who pays RK
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 02:35 (five years ago) link
Here's Ilhan Omar expressing the exact same position as Ro btw just for fun
A US backed coup in Venezuela is not a solution to the dire issues they face. Trump's efforts to install a far right opposition will only incite violence and further destabilize the region. We must support Mexico, Uruguay & the Vatican's efforts to facilitate a peaceful dialogue.— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 25, 2019
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 02:51 (five years ago) link
You sure you don’t want to just say that you don’t care who pays her? It’s not like no one has looked into it.
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Friday, 25 January 2019 02:53 (five years ago) link
Tbh I don't really care since I stopped following her when she came out as a Tulsi stan
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 02:55 (five years ago) link
chris hayes is bad?
― k3vin k., Friday, 25 January 2019 03:04 (five years ago) link
That's purely me being petty, by TV newstalker standards I'm sure he's great
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 03:12 (five years ago) link
what the hell's going on here
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 25 January 2019 03:18 (five years ago) link
appearing on msnbc is a mark of impurity, real progressive cred is earned by reporting via carrier pigeon / smoke signal, never saying the word "Russia"
― Rhine Jive Click Bait (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 25 January 2019 03:19 (five years ago) link
he actually is pretty great
― Rhine Jive Click Bait (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 25 January 2019 03:20 (five years ago) link
his good take ratio is p decent for a guy allowed on tv
― A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Friday, 25 January 2019 03:22 (five years ago) link
I don't watch/have MSNBC, it's his Twitter posturing that irks me. It was nice when he put Wallace Shawn on thoughAnyway not really the thread for it, Soto sorry I insulted yr TV bf
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 03:26 (five years ago) link
His Twitter comments are often sharper than his show, and his retweets are often of economic news. He gets that the Russia stuff gives his show ballast, but he uses the ballast to discuss the carceral state, tax policy, etc.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 25 January 2019 03:29 (five years ago) link
He has the best MSNBC show for sure. He gave more coverage to stuff like the WV teachers strike last year than anyone.
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Friday, 25 January 2019 03:39 (five years ago) link
I also think Khanna's rebranding is weird and suspicious tbh
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 25 January 2019 04:04 (five years ago) link
ack, I'd thought Ro was one of the good ones and spidey senses hadn't been tingling, but Hoos is trustworthy on these things
― anvil, Friday, 25 January 2019 04:56 (five years ago) link
Btw it's not disqualifying or whatever but it is kinda weird to me that Warren used to be a republican even if she wisened up at the young age of (looks it up) uhh...45
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 05:07 (five years ago) link
Otoh this sounds pretty dope
Don’t call Warren’s tax a 2% tax. Over 10 years it would wipe out 18% of wealth over $50M and over 50 years it would wipe out 64%. Over a billion dollars it would wipe out 27% over 10 years and 82% (!) over 50. And that’s not taking into account the returns on these assets.— Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) January 25, 2019
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 05:13 (five years ago) link